Shakira's ‘Waka Waka (This Time For Africa)’ has been named official song of this year’s World Cup.

IN the face of economic crisis, we have seen what is achievable when countries unite in a common cause. But with the world at the brink of ecological disaster and millions of poor people already living on the frontline of climate change, it is essential that this ambition be heightened as world leaders meet at the UN climate negotiations in Poland.

The world must not grow complacent about Aids because the number of new HIV infections still outpaces the number of those being treated for the disease, former South African President Nelson Mandela said.

Thousands of Ethiopians and Rastafarians were jamming on a hot Sunday in Addis Ababa’s main square as Ethiopia threw a birthday bash for the late reggae star Bob Marley, in what is billed as the country’s largest concert.

MTV is launching it's 100th worldwide channel in Africa on February 22 - with a view to championing local talent.

Thousands of Bob Marley fans gathered in the Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, yesterday for the start a month of festivities marking the 60th anniversary of the reggae icon's birthday.

The Mobo Awards take place in Britain tonight as organisers hope nothing else goes wrong after the ceremony was plunged into crisis when host, NERD star Pharrell Williams, pulled out with only days to go.

IT will take greater unity and effort to conquer HIV than it took to tear down apartheid, former South African president Nelson Mandela told a host of music celebrities yesterday, gathered in Cape Town for an AIDS benefit concert named in his honour.